A Qajar enamel circular waterpot painted and gilt with oval-shaped cartouches containing bust-length portraits on a ground of birds among flowering branches, above cartouches of calligraphy -- 3¾.in.wide; a pair of small cylinders similarly painted -- 1¼.in.long; a miniature enamel vase painted with foliage -- 2¼.in.high; and a miniature jar painted with portraits -- 1½.in.high. (5)

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A Qajar enamel circular waterpot painted and gilt with oval-shaped cartouches containing bust-length portraits on a ground of birds among flowering branches, above cartouches of calligraphy -- 3¾.in.wide; a pair of small cylinders similarly painted -- 1¼.in.long; a miniature enamel vase painted with foliage -- 2¼.in.high; and a miniature jar painted with portraits -- 1½.in.high. (5)

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